Erika Burden named Assistant Principal of Year
Erika Burden, Cheney Middle School vice principal, was selected by the Association of Washington Middle Level Principals as the 2004-05 Assistant Principal of the Year for the Inland Empire region.
She will be recognized at the Association of Washington School Principals K-12 conference in October at its annual meeting in Spokane. She is one of the candidates for Washington State Assistant Principal of the Year.
All Saints School garage sale
The All Saints cheerleaders and athletic committee are seeking donations for their garage sale to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30 in the St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church parking lot at 18th and Freya.
Furniture, knickknacks, books, toys and various household items will all be priced to sell. You can also drop off a donation at the school office, 3510 E. 18th Ave.
Items will also be accepted from 8 to 10 a.m. on the day of the sale.
Proceeds will help pay for uniforms and the athletic program.
For more information, call Marnie at 456-4688.
G-Prep senior honored
Katrina Sanderson, a senior at Gonzaga Prep, has received the Ignatian Service Award for being a person for others.
Sanderson is the daughter of Michael and Laurie Sanderson.
Neil Kempen, director of community service at Gonzaga Prep, nominated Sanderson. Kempen stated, “Not many people would have the patience and the love to spend 300 hours caring for a developmentally delayed child. Katrina has helped him with everything from teaching him how to tie his shoes to how to read and write.
“Katrina has affected many people in her lifetime. We expect great things from her. She is an inspiration to many.”
Sanderson has also spent 50 hours sponsoring a candidate for the Catholic Church, teaches Sunday school and works with the youth group. She has spent time caring for a woman that had open heart surgery and has worked to raise funds for the Whitworth University’s Psi Chi Honor program.
NWC student top speller
Bonnie Alford, a seventh-grader at Northwest Christian Middle School will travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national spelling bee hosted by the Association of Christian Schools International on May 14.
Alford qualified for the competition by winning the ACSI Regional Spelling Bee in Vancouver, Wash., March 14. She was named the top speller among students from Christian Schools in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
She successfully spelled such words as “hasenpfeffer,” “obsequy,” “vichyssoise,” “chiaroscuro,” “paean” and “paroxysm” before prevailing over 31 other finalists by spelling “neuralgia,” a medical term for nerve pain.
Expert to speak at St. George’s
Prize-winning reporter Linda Perlstein, author of “Not Much, Just Chillin’,” will speak at the fourth annual Parenting Tomorrow’s Leaders series at St. George’s School at 7 p.m. Monday in Founders Theater on the school campus, 2929 W. Waikiki Road.
Perlstein reveals what is really going on under kids’ don’t-touch-me façade as they grapple with schoolwork, puberty, romance, identity and new kinds of relationships with their parents and peers.
She spent a year immersed in the lunchroom, classrooms, and hearts and minds of a group of suburban middle-schoolers.
Tickets are $10 and can be ordered by calling Erle Furbeyre at 535-1039 or by e-mail at efurbeyre@comcast.net.
Autism Society resource fair
The Spokane Chapter of the Autism Society of Washington will hold a resource fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Global Credit Union auditorium, 1520 W. Third Ave.
Approximately 20 vendors will be on hand with resources for parents, professionals, educators and individuals.
Each family will receive an updated 2005 ASW-SC Resource manual and raffle ticket.
Admission is free.
For more information, call Cami Nelson at 879-0609.